MN568 MID-TERM EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL

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MN568 MID-TERM EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL

EXAM| COMPLETE 200 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND

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Which blood test would confirm a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus?

• A1c 5.5%
• Fasting plasma glucose level of 120 mg/dL
• Oral glucose tolerance test 250 mg/dL (2-hour level)
• Random plasma glucose level 175 mg/dL - Correct Answer - Oral

glucose tolerance test 250 mg/dL (2-hour level)

Which test should the clinician order to confirm Charcot foot?

• Bone scan of lower extremities
• Computed tomography (CT) scan
• X-ray of the foot
• Culture of the foot ulcer - Correct Answer - X-ray of the foot

The clinician should question the patient with suspected gout about use of which of these medications?

• Antihypertensives
• Thiazide diuretics
• Cardiac glycosides 1 / 4

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• Potassium supplements - Correct Answer - Thiazide diuretics

A woman presents with new-onset hoarseness with hemoptysis. For which condition should the clinician focus an examination?

• Hyperthyroidism
• Pheochromocytoma
• Cushing's syndrome
• Thyroid cancer - Correct Answer - Thyroid cancer

The clinician suspects a patient has Addison's disease. Which clinical manifestation would the clinician observe upon a physical examination?

• Moon face
• Central obesity
• Hyperpigmentation
• Myxedema coma - Correct Answer - Hyperpigmentation

Which hydrocortisone dose would the clinician prescribe for a patient with Addison's disease?

• 25 to 50 mg daily
• 0.5 to 0.2 mg daily
• 20 mg in the morning and 10 mg in early evening
• 2 to 4 mg in the morning and 1 to 2 mg in the evening - Correct

Answer - 20 mg in the morning and 10 mg in early evening

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pg. 3 The patient with type 1 diabetes is exhibiting Kussmaul respirations, anorexia, fatigue, and increased thirst. Which condition should the clinician manage?

• Hypoglycemia
• Somogyi effect
• Diabetic ketoacidosis
• Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome - Correct Answer - Diabetic

ketoacidosis

The patient has hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome. Which laboratory findings would the clinician observe?

• Plasma bicarbonate 8 mEq/L
• Blood glucose level 40 mg/dL
• Serum osmolality 420 mOsm/kg
• Blood pH 7.20 - Correct Answer - Serum osmolality 420 mOsm/kg

The patient has metabolic syndrome. The patient is at increased risk for which condition?

• Anxiety disorder
• Gallbladder disease
• Diabetes mellitus
• Hyperparathyroidism - Correct Answer - Diabetes mellitus
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pg. 4 A 45-year-old male presents with throbbing podagral pain and tophi in the ear pinnae. Which medication should the clinician prescribe for this acute attack?

• Colchicine (Colcrys)
• Probenecid (Benemid)
• Allopurinol (Zyloprim)
• Pegloticase (Krystexxa) - Correct Answer - Colchicine (Colcrys)

Which of the following herbal supplements should be used cautiously in a patient with hypertension?

• Licorice
• Horehound
• Peppermint
• Jasmine - Correct Answer - Licorice

A patient with hypertension comes in and insists that one of his new medications is causing him to cough. When looking at his list of

medications, you think the cough must be from:

• Metoprolol
• Clopidogrel
• Tadalafil
• Captopril - Correct Answer - Captopril

Which of the following scales is useful to assess the degree of dyspnea with a score of 6 to 20?

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